World Cup Qualifier 2023: After 12 years, the World Cup hosting opportunity returns to India, as does the hope of every Indian. In the ODI World Cup 2023, 12 countries will compete, and 8 teams have already qualified. The remaining teams need to compete in ICC CWC 2023 Qualifiers and here well will read the World Cup Qualifier 2023 Schedule, Format, Full Squads, Venues, Broadcasting, and Streaming Details in this post.
Ten countries will compete in Zimbabwe for the final two spots in the World Cup later this year in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 qualifying tournament. 34 ODI matches will be played amongst the 10 nations, which include the host Zimbabwe, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, UAE, and USA. The top two teams will be called to the prestigious competition in India in October or November.
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Down below is World Cup Qualifier 2023 Schedule, Format, Full Squads, Venues, Broadcasting, and Streaming Details:
World Cup Qualifier 2023 Format
The ten teams will be split into two groups of five, and they’ll face off against each other in a round-robin structure. The top three teams from each group will then go to the super six round, where they will compete against teams from the other half.
The top two teams from the super six round will head to the finals. The top teams will qualify for the World Cup in India. The result of the qualifiers will not affect the team’s qualification, but the victor’s confidence will definitely rise.
Qualifiers Groups
Group A: West Indies, Nepal, Netherlands, USA, Zimbabwe
Group B: Sri Lanka, UAE, Ireland, Scotland, Oman
World Cup Qualifier 2023 Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 18 June 2023 | Nepal vs Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club |
| 18 June 2023 | WI vs USA | Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 19 June 2023 | Sri Lanka v UAE | Queen’s Sports Club |
| 19 June 2023 | Ireland v Oman | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 20 June 2023 | Zimbabwe v Netherlands | Harare Sports Club |
| 20 June 2023 | Nepal v USA | Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 21 June 2023 | Ireland v Scotland | Queen’s Sports Club |
| 21 June 2023 | Oman v UAE | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 22 June 2023 | West Indies v Nepal | Harare Sports Club |
| 22 June 2023 | Netherlands v USA, | Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 23 June 2023 | Sri Lanka v Oman | Queen’s Sports Club |
| 23 June 2023 | Scotland v UAE | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 24 June 2023 | Zimbabwe v West Indies | Harare Sports Club |
| 24 June 2023 | Netherlands v Nepal | Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 25 June 2023 | Sri Lanka v Ireland | Queen’s Sports Club |
| 25 June 2023 | Scotland v Oman | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
| 26 June 2023 | Zimbabwe v USA | Harare Sports Club |
| 26 June 2023 | West Indies v Netherlands | Takashinga Cricket Club |
| 27 June 2023 | Sri Lanka v Scotland | Queen’s Sports Club |
| 27 June 2023 | Ireland v UAE | Bulawayo Athletic Club |
- The Super Six stage will take place between June 29 and July 7.
- A playoff series will be contested from June 30 to July 6 to decide the rankings from seventh to tenth place in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
- The final of the CWC qualifiers will be played on 9 July.
World Cup Qualifiers Squad
Zimbabwe: Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatara, Craig Ervine, Bradley Evans, Joylord Gumbie, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc & wk), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dushan Hemantha.
West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd.
USA: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones (vc), Abhishek Paradkar, Ali Khan, Gajanand Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Kyle Philip, Nisarg Patel, Nostush Kenjige, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Usman Rafiq.
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Logan van Beek, Vikram Singh, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Noah Croes, Ryan Klein, Teja Nidamanuru, Wesley Barresi, Shariz Ahmad, Clayton Floyd, Michael Levitt, Saqib Zulfiqar.
Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Jack Jarvis, Michael Leask, Tom Mackintosh, Chris McBride, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Adrian Neill, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Mark Watt.
Oman: Zeeshan Maqsood (c), Aqib Ilyas (vc), Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Shoaib Khan, Mohammed Nadeem, Sandeep Goud, Ayaan Khan, Suraj Kumar, Adeel Shafique, Naseem Khushi, Bilal Khan, Kaleemullah, Fayyaz Butt, Jay Odedra, Samay Shrivastav, Rafiullah.
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Gyanendra Malla, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Bhim Sharki, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish JC, Arjun Saud, Kishor Mahato.
UAE: Mohammad Waseem (c), Ethan D’Souza, Ali Naseer, Vriitya Aravind, Rameez Shahzad, Jawadullah, Asif Khan, Rohan Mustafa, Aayan Khan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Aryansh Sharma, Karthik Meiyappan, Basil Hameed.
World Cup Qualifiers Broadcasting and Streaming
Live coverage of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier will be available on Star Sports Networks TV channels in India. The Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India both offer live streaming of the competition. Additionally, you may access the FanCode app and website to watch the competition live streaming.
For more details head to ICC’s official website.